A Talk with Urban Tete Zuva Habane
Good day Zuva Habane, can you tell us about yourself? What really defines you?
Hi dear. Well Zuva Habane is a free spirit, a mature free spirit. I have a great passion for teaching actually its more of ‘edutainment’. I teach at the same time I entertain people. What defines me is my ability to say that one thing people are running away from. There is no such thing as a taboo with me, I am an innovative teacher and I will do anything to spread awareness. I don’t mean to provoke people; I just try to drop people’s jaws as I deliver my message. I can take constructive criticism and I can smell it from a mile away but I can also smell shade, there is a thin line between constructive criticism and shade and I have mastered it. People will always talk, but I always try not to get that affecting my day, that’s how I manage to stay afloat.
As a role model to many, which personal core values made you who you are today?
I believe in mastering my passion. Life is all about finding one thing you’re really passionate about and going with it. Also remember that life is all about serving people, everything you’re doing should somehow be helping someone somewhere. My first and foremost core values are discipline and gratitude. I needed discipline because I am coming from a background that is so lenient, so I had to learn discipline in a hard way but I learnt my lesson very well. On gratitude, life has really taught me to be thankful. I appreciate all that I have done and all the people who believe in me. The other essential thing is, I separate my private life
with social media and I would urge many to do the same. I do that for the personal health and freedom of my children and close relatives. I also grew wiser with time, as you get old you get wiser. I believe in improving and educating myself, I actually listen to many motivational audios and its amazing. It’s a better way to meditate.
You always Talk about women empowerment, what problems do you think women are facing and how can women organizations help? I think societies are teaching our women to just be workers and wives. I always try to teach young women that there is more to life that just aspiring to be mere wives and mothers. Failing form 4 does not really make you a failure in life, practice your gifts, be more practical. Women should aspire to be more in life. If women are uplifted the community grows. Find what you’re good at and invest in it. The reason we have young marriages is because young girls are rushing to marriage just to run away from poverty or brutal realities, but that cannot be a solution when you are not yet developed yourself. Women organizations should financially help girls when they are still young grooming their talents. Basically, grow young women’s gifts before you teach them to be wives.
Zuva Habane , you’re rated one of the most beautiful women in Zimbabwe, what’s your secret to such a clear skin?
Hahaha, well thank you. Umm let me tell you the truth, confidence is ev-
erything. Beauty is not all about appearances its mainly defined by your confidence. Be aggressively confident with who you are. Beauty is also defined by how one handles or delivers herself to people. Oh yeah, drinking water and fibers also help with clearing facial skin. Be stress free, stress sometimes gives you acne breakouts. I also use organic Mambokadzi products, they are really good. Frequently try to detox your skin too.
Well it’s a women’s month do you think there is enough representation of women in an African society and what’s your advice to a girl child?
Okay to be honest I really do believe that there is enough representation of women, the only problem comes on the message falling on deaf ears. I am an outside the box mind and I do listen to women from different African countries and believe me the message is lifechanging. You can bring million women to speak to the young but as long as people continue to be adamant then we are not going anywhere as a continent. My advice to a girl child is that you’re more than just a wife, you’re more than just a trophy, you’re not defined by your current situation right now, in you is the great ability to make yourself a masterpiece, you’re a naturer. Remember to use your time wisely because the youth is the most important stage of your life. Change and educate yourself. The pressure you’re feeling right now is just trying to make you a diamond. Pressure makes diamond. Shine girlchild shine.
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